Sam Rockwell won Best Supporting Actor for the crime drama, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.

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India Today Web Desk

New Delhi

March 5, 2018

UPDATED: March 5, 2018 07:52 IST

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Sam Rockwell

HIGHLIGHTS

The 90th Academy Awards ceremony is being held at Dolby Theatre

Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the show

Sam Rockwell won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Three Billboards, Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The big night has arrived!

The 90th Academy Awards is here, or Oscars 2018 as popularly called, and there's a feverish excitement in the air. The venue is Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, and is being hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

The Best Supporting Actor Award has just been announced, and Sam Rockwell won the accolade for his role in the crime drama, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The film revolves around a mother's quest to seek vengeance for her daughter's murder and rape.

Sam Rockwell has received much praise and appreciation for his role as the police officer in Three Billboards. He also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor as well.

The other nominees for the Best Supporting Actor were:Willem Dafoe, The Florida ProjectWoody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriRichard Jenkins, The Shape of WaterChristopher Plummer, All the Money in the World